Bixby closed the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course and stripped the property of anything valuable, like sod and irrigation equipment. Gee said at the time that golf was no longer economically viable on the property. Eventually, the ownership group drained the lakes, too, leaving a barren dirt patch in the middle of the neighborhood.
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Jun 14, 2013 · Owners of The Lakes Golf Course have decided not to continue to fill a lake on Lakeside Boulevard in Ahwatukee now that the golf course has shut down for business. That is forcing the neighboring homeowners association’s pond to dry up and residents are scrambling to save stranded fish and turtles.
2006-2013: Golf course conditions deteriorate Real-estate developer Wilson Gee purchased Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course, located in the middle of a neighborhood near Knox Road and 44th Street, through...
May 10, 2013 · The Lakes Golf Course has been removed from the Ahwatukee Golf Properties website, ahwatukeegolf.com. The other courses owned by Gee, Ahwatukee Country Club, Club West Golf Club, The Duke Golf Club and Foothills Golf Club, will not be affected by the closing of The Lakes. For now, the course will be maintained to meet city codes.
Pete Meier, an Ahwatukee real estate agent, said the condition of the golf course has depressed nearby home values “anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000.” The …
Real-estate developer Wilson Gee purchased Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course, located in the middle of a neighborhood near Knox Road and 44th Street, through an ownership group called Bixby.
Bixby closed the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course and stripped the property of anything valuable, like sod and irrigation equipment. Gee said at the time that golf was no longer economically viable on the property.
Atlanta-based PulteGroup, which owns the Pulte Homes brand, confirmed it was in escrow to buy the golf course. Pulte later revealed plans to build single-family homes on the land, about three per acre.
Two neighbors, each with homes adjacent to the barren golf course, filed a lawsuit against Bixby, claiming that the governing documents for the golf course require the land be maintained for golf use.
The neighbors scored their first win when Pulte pulled out of talks to purchase Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course.
The True Life Companies purchased the golf course for $9 million. It paid $750,000 up front, with the rest due to Bixby over time.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah ruled that the governing documents require the property to be maintained as a golf course.
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The owner of the defunct golf course at Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Club has scheduled its own public forum to give residents a chance to grill its e…
The group that opposes efforts to turn the defunct Ahwatukee Lakes golf course into an “agrihood” has scheduled a panel discussion later this month.